Small State Studies
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In the power politics of strategic manoeuvring and counter balancing in the Indian Ocean region, smaller states attract the attention of all the major powers and are subjected to external pressure. Maldives, though a small state with... more
The article addresses Lithuania’s foreign policy vis-à-vis the Eastern Partnership programme in 2009–2014 from the perspective of small states’ abilities to influence decision- making processes within the European Union. The author aims... more
Den här artikeln placerar frågan om svenskt NATO-medlemskap i ett historiskt och komparativt perspektiv. Den går tillbaka till åren innan NATO bildades och jämför säkerhetspolitiken i två länder som gjorde olika val i frågan, Sverige och... more
Armenia's foreign policy and security orientations have recently been in the spotlight. Armenia has been a strategic partner of Russia since the early days of independence in the early 1990s. It has been part of Russia-led integration and... more
Se ha propuesto investigar sobre la industria privada de la seguridad en la ciudad de Asunción. El fundamento principal consistió en la enorme carencia de estudios que existe sobre el fenómeno y lo habitual que se ha convertido la figura... more
This article aims at identifying the characteristics of the foreign policy behaviour of small states, in particular, the main features and reasons for their peculiar behaviour in the international arena. The author analyses the main... more
The Cold War is conventionally regarded as a superpower confl ict that dominated the shape of international relations between World War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Smaller powers had to adapt to a role as pawns in a strategic game... more